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I'm watching a discovery times show called "The Battle for Souls". The subtitle reads "The growth of conservative christianity and violent religious clashes". Sounds a little accusatory and biased to me, is anyone watching it? Check it out let me know what you think.

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Great, If you can RSR, I would love to hear your take on it. I only caught a part of it and
it was dealing alot with the growing christian movement in Africa and South America. It delt alot with the Africans who are sending missionaries around the world and even into muslim places they would not reveal for security's sake, and ironically, they are sending missionaries here also.

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Originally posted by Bunyon: Where have you been Johnv? It seems like you have been missing for a while.

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I do have a life outside the board, ya know . Seriously though, I've been here, but due to time constraints, I must pick & choose what conversations to engage in.

Of course it is not flowless, but the title does not sound like one that would head of an objective and fair report does it?

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I didn't get that at all. The multifaceted Christian movement in the US is an interesting animal, and the clashes therein are interesting to observe. As far as fair & objective, it's the Discovery Channel, not the nightly news. TDC programming is documentarian in nature, not press. I admittedly didn't see the program, but I'm a frequent viewer of TDC, Hist, NatGeo, and TLC. When my wife isn't in the room, I put on HGTV, but let's keep that our little secret

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"I didn't get that at all. The multifaceted Christian movement in the US is an interesting animal, and the clashes therein are interesting to observe. As far as fair & objective, it's the Discovery Channel, not the nightly news. TDC programming is documentarian in nature, not press. I admittedly didn't see the program, but I'm a frequent viewer of TDC, Hist, NatGeo, and TLC. When my wife isn't in the room, I put on HGTV, but let's keep that our little secret "-----------------------------------------------------

Well just as an aside, what do you think about the PBN programing. Do you have any concerns about it?

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What's PBN? If you're referring to PBS, I typically enjoy PBS, and have been a subscriber. In fact, I believe they're showing a program this weekend called "America's Houses of Worship" or something like that, that looks at some of the architecture of churches in America, from our founding to present. I think it's on this saturday, and since I won't be home, I'm going to have to tape it.

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Not overtly, no. Some programming I don't particularly like, but most I do. I typically enjoy Nova and This Old House. I used to watch the occaisional Masterpiece Theater. I loved Sesame Street and Mr Rogers as a kid.

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Originally posted by Bunyon: I have notice an unblanced approach with lots of progay and left wing programs.

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As far as I know, they only have one progay show, called "In the Life" which is on late night on the weekends, and fully funded privately (it's an insexpensive show to produce). In fact, most PBS stations have cancelled the show because of low ratings. One could argue, however, that public television is supposed to be a place where freedom of expression can flourish. In fact, that's what gay activists claim when they complain about PBS programming catering mostly to conservatives.

Given that it is tax payer funded, I have a problem with that.

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It is hardly taxpayer funded. Tax dollars actually go to the CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting), which gets its funding from private donors, state and local entities, and federal agencies. PBS stations get less than 14% of their funding from the CPB (the CPB also funds NPR radio stations. The rest comes from from corporate donations and viewer donors like myself.

Even Sesame street has a left wing bent now a days.

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I'm not a big watcher, but having nephews and nieces, I do watch it from time to time, and have never found any "left bent", or even a "right bent" for that matter.

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GB, what is your point in the Wycopedia article? The folks it is describing, like the ones who want to form a theocracy are, in my opinion and experience, a minoirity fringe group. I think this would describe only a very small fraction of evangelical Bush voters.

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Originally posted by Bunyon:The folks it is describing, like the ones who want to form a theocracy are, in my opinion and experience, a minoirity fringe group.

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From yoru lips to God's ears. I hope and pray they're only a small minority. I suspect, though, that there is a much bigger percentage "in the closet", so to speak. Even in minority, the noise those squeaky wheels make is sufficient enough to get greased, and casting a bad light on mainline religious people (Christians and nonchristians alike) in the US. IMO, we must take a stand against this before it becomes an epidemic. But most Christians who attempt this are simply labeled "liberals" and dismissed by such.

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